Global Payroll Manager

Partner with HR, IS and GL Accounting departments to ensure payroll accuracy, optimal automation/integration between Workday and all ancillary service providers, and timely and accurate accounting for payroll. Summary: This person will be responsible for managing the payroll team and vendor partners, who together prepare and process our global payrolls for approximately 500 employees.

Kforce has a client that is seeking a detail-oriented Global Payroll Manager to join their Finance team based out of our Conshohocken, PA office. Summary: This person will be responsible for managing the payroll team and vendor partners, who together prepare and process our global payrolls for approximately 500 employees. The Global Payroll Manager will also manage tax reporting, general ledger reporting, vendor interfaces and payroll systems maintenance. This role will report directly to the Director of Accounting Transactional Services. Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the Global Payroll team who are responsible for payroll processing for approximately 500 employees across 7 countries globally
• Provide direction to the payroll organization with a focus on driving process efficiencies
• Develop, train and coach direct reports within the payroll team
• Partner with HR, IS and GL Accounting departments to ensure payroll accuracy, optimal automation/integration between Workday and all ancillary service providers, and timely and accurate accounting for payroll
• Ensure earnings, deductions, taxes and benefits are set up correctly and that fundings are completed timely and accurately. Perform and document quarterly audits to reconcile payments
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax requirements
• Work directly with payroll providers or the governmental taxing authority in response to tax notices to ensure accounts are always in good standing
• Ensure compliance with and continued updating of payroll process for SOX purposes and respond to audit inquiries regarding payroll-related matters
• Oversee the year-end process to ensure tax forms are distributed timely and accurately
• Ensure that employee tax records are reviewed on a quarterly basis to prevent the need to amend tax forms

Requirements:

• 8 to 10 years of payroll experience, including international/global payroll experience, including experience managing a team of payroll administrators
• Multi-state payroll experience
• Advanced-level knowledge of ADP/Workforce Now and Workday HCM
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, vlook-ups, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills and customer service orientation
• Confidentiality and discretion in dealing with sensitive employee information
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet critical payroll deadlines